Yearly Review of Person in News 2018 – Current Affairs Capsule in PDF
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Yearly Review of Person in News 2018 – Current Affairs Capsule in PDF January 2018 Prakash won Lifetime Achievement Award o Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conferred Badminton Association of India Lifetime Achievement Award to 1983 World Championship medallist Prakash Padukone. o Naidu termed Padukone a "grand legend of a great game", who inspired the nation through his "sheer passion, grit and determination". o The Mysuru-born had won gold medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games & the All England Championships in 1980. Jazz musician Coco Schumann dead o German Jewish guitarist Coco Schumann, died at the age of 93. o He was also a member of “Ghetto Swingers band”, and was forced to perform concerts at the camp. o He had a seven-decade-long career in swing and jazz music and survived Nazi concentration camps. Dharmasena Pathiraja died o Renowned Sri Lankan filmmaker Dharmasena Pathiraja, passed away. o Hailing from Kandy in Sri Lanka’s Central Province, the filmmaker is credited with making a critical intervention in Sinhala cinema, with 1 | P a g e themes that served as social commentaries on the prevailing socio- economic and political realities. o He also taught film studies in various Sri Lankan universities. Ingvar Kamprad died o Ingvar Kamprad, the Founder of Swedish furniture giant Ikea, died at the age of 91 at his home. o Kamprad was the world's eighth-richest person with a net worth of $58.7 billion. o He had founded Ikea at the age of 17, building it into the world's largest furniture retailer. Vijay takes charge as Foreign Secretary o Vijay Keshav Gokhale assumed charge as the new foreign secretary for a two-year term. o He succeeded former foreign secretary S Jaishankar who completed his term of three-years, including one extended year, this month. o Gokhale, who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1981, played a major role in resolving the 73-day-long Doklam standoff between India and China last year. 'Beetle Bailey’ cartoonist Walker died o Comic strip artist Mort Walker who tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private “Beetle Bailey,” died. o Walker began publishing cartoons at age 11. 2 | P a g e o But he found his greatest success drawing slacker Beetle, his hot-tempered sergeant and the rest of the gang at fictional Camp Swampy for nearly 70 years. Mazumdar-Shaw, Rajiv Lall joins USIBC o Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairman and managing director of Biocon Ltd, IDFC Bank founder Rajiv Lall have been appointed to the board of US India Business Council for 2018. o The board is comprised of industry leaders from the US and India. o The US India Business Council will work to advance the US-India strategic and economic relationship by advocating for policy changes Actor Supriya Choudhury passes away o Eminent actor of Bengali film and television, Supriya Choudhury passed away after prolonged illness. She was 83. o Ms. Choudhury was one of the most prolific actors of her time and was active till recently. o She is often remembered for her performance in foremost Bengali film maker Ritwik Ghatak’s Meghe Dhaka Tara, on the impact of Partition on lower income Bengali household. Rachel chosen for Cinematography Oscar o Rachel Morrison, became the first woman to receive an Oscar nomination for cinematography. o She was nominated for her work on Dee Rees’ Mudbound for Netflix. 3 | P a g e o This year, she’s nominated for the Academy Award in a competitive field that also includes Roger Deakins for Blade Runner 2049, Bruno Delbonnel for Darkest Hour, Hoyte Van Hoytema for Dunkirk and Dan Laustsen for The Shape of Water. Priyanka to be ambassador of Harman Int. o Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., announced that actor Priyanka Chopra will be its global brand ambassador. o The company, said that the actor will be the face of the company for JBL and Harman Kardon audio brands. o Harman International deals with connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets. Rajesh will be next Ambassador to Niger o Shri Rajesh Agarwal, presently Counsellor, High Commission of India, Port Moresby has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Niger. o He is expected to take up his assignment shortly. o Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa named after the Niger River. The capital city is Niamey. o President - Mahamadou Issoufou, Prime Minister - Brigi Rafini. Chief Guests of 69th Republic Day o Heads of ten ASEAN countries are chief guests. o Hassanal Bolkiah-Sultan of Brunei, Hun Sen- PM of Cambodia, Rodrigo- Pres. of Philippines, Joko Widodo- Pres. of Indonesia, Najib Razak- PM of 4 | P a g e Malaysia, Nguyen Xuan- PM of Vietnam, Halima Yacob- Pres. of Singapore, Htin Kyaw- Pres. of Myanmar, Suu Kyi- state counsellor of Myanmar, Prayuth Chan- PM of Thailand & Thongloun Sisoulith- PM of Laos. Narayanan takes over as LPSC Director o Senior ISRO scientist Dr V Narayanan has assumed charge as Director of the space agency's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), at nearby Valiamala. o He succeeds S Somanath who has been appointed Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. o Narayanan, who is a rocket propulsion expert, joined ISRO in 1984 and functioned in various capacities, a press release said. Trade unionist Yashwant Chavan dead o Veteran Communist leader and noted trade unionist Yashwant Chavan died at a private hospital in Pune on Tuesday following a brief illness. o Born in 1920, Chavan was one of the last Marxist luminaries to be active in the Indian Communist Party in its heyday in late 1930s and 40s. o Firebrands leaders such as S.K. Limaye and Shripad Amrut Dange served as his ideological mentors. Actor Krishna Kumari passes away o Actor Krishna Kumari (84), who has acted in over 200 Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films and dominated the south Indian film industry for more than two decades, died at her Bengaluru residence. 5 | P a g e o Her Kannada films included Jaladurga, Asha Sundari, Bhakta Kanakadasa, Dashavatara, Shrishaila Mahatme. o Born in 1933, Krishna Kumari made her debut through Navvithe Navaratnalu, a Telugu movie. Menon to be next Ambassador of Angola o Shri Srikumar Menon, presently Ambassador of India to South Sudan has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola. o He is expected to take up his assignment shortly. o Angola officially the Republic of Angola is a country in Southern Africa. It's capital is Luanda. CPI(M) plans impeachment against CJI o CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said that the party was trying to build a consensus on moving an impeachment motion against CJI Dipak Misra. o On January 12, four senior-most Supreme Court judges held a press conference raising questions on “selective” allocation of cases to certain Benches. o In A.124(4), the guidelines for the Impeachment of Judges are given. Hugh Masekela, Passes Away o Trumpeter, composer and singer Hugh Masekela, affectionately known as the 'father of South African jazz', has died after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 78. o In a career spanning more than five decades, Masekela gained international recognition with his distinctive Afro-Jazz sound. 6 | P a g e o He opened the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Concert and performed at the event's opening ceremony. FICCI Appoints Dilip Chenoy as DG o Industry Chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has appointed Dilip Chenoy as its Director General. o Prior to this, he was Chairman of Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology and Member, Board of Advisors, IILM. o He was awarded the Game Changer Award in 2015 and the Rashtriya Media Ratan Award in 2013. Sarabhai Space Centre's new director o ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) director S Somnath has taken charge as the new director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. o He says the focus is on two upcoming launches next month. o Somnath told that his priorities will be on technology upgradation of launch vehicle design and to focus on immediate launches including GSLV-Mark (MK) II and PSLV-C41 in Feb. Journalist Anindya Sengupta passes away o Journalist Anindya Sengupta died at a private hospital in Kolkata. He was 52. o Sengupta started his career with Bengali newspaper ‘Bartaman’, and then worked with English dailies ‘The Statesman’ and ‘The Telegraph’. o He had served as the secretary of Kolkata Press Club for six terms, and was presently the secretary of the Indian Journalists Association (IJA). 7 | P a g e CPI(M) veteran Khagen Das passes away o Khagen Das, CPI(M) veteran and chairman of the Left Front Committee of Tripura, died in Kolkata on Sunday. o Mr. Das, 81, died within minutes of his admission to a hospital for chest pain. o He was in Kolkata to attend the party’s central committee meeting. o Mr. Das served as a Minister and member of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha. Om Prakash Rawat Appointed New CEC o Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat was appointed as the next chief election commissioner (CEC) of India. Mr Rawat is the 22nd CEC of India. o He succeeded Achal Kumar Joti. The government also appointed former finance secretary Ashok Lawasa as an Election Commissioner. o Mr Rawat will take over the office from 23rd January 2018 onwards. Sunil Arora is the other Election Commissioner. Anandiben to be next Governor of MP o Former Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel has been named the next Madhya Pradesh Governor.